The Burned-Over District is a term used by some to describe the region of Western New York in the historical period of 1800-1850. It is also sometimes called the Second Great Awakening with a combination of religious, social and political elements.

The article mentions the "anger and fear in the gay community," and while it is interesting to note that a raid on a brothel would not stir similar anger and fear in the heterosexual community, that misses the point. Say what you will about the United States Department of Homeland Security, and I say it should be abolished or better yet never have been created, is it not clear that this is an egregious example of mission creep?

Especially ironic is the fact that DHS was part of the greater GWOT, which had our taxpayer dollars funneled to foreign forces like the Northern Alliance, whose penchant of buggering boys was a major reason the common people supported the Taliban.